Democracy Index 2018: political participation and protest

The EIU released the 11th edition of Democracy Index, which provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide for 165 independent states and two territories.

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The EIU released 2018 edition of Democracy Index, which provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide for 165 independent states and two territories. The report finds that the number of people who lived in some form of democracy in 2018 decreased by 1.6%, from 49.3% to 47.7% in 2017. But political participation, particularly among women, is on the rise in almost every region of the world. Find out where your country ranks.

Weekly Digest   Issue #2         Democracy Index 2018: political participation and protest   The Economist Intelligence Unit released the 11th edition of Democracy Index, which provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide for 165 independent states and two territories. The report reveals that the number of people who lived in some form of democracy decreased by 1.6 percentage points, from 49.3% in 2017 to 47.7% in 2018. However, political participation, particularly among women, is on the rise in almost every region of the world. Find out where your country ranks.   DOWNLOAD REPORT →

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